In June 2008 we brought out a paperback edition of Interrogation of Silence, by Rowena Murray and Brian Murray, their well-received account of the works of the Orcadian writer George Mackay Brown. This was the first book to offer a comprehensive study of his work, taken as a whole.
In March we published The Big J, the latest novel from Andrew Murray Scott, prizewinning author of Tumulus, Estuary Blue and The Mushroom Club. A paperback original, this new book is set in a small town on Scotland's north-east coast...
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It charts the development of Brown's ideas and style, through description and analysis, identifying phases in his work, including comparative study of versions of key works. It demonstrates Brown's remarkable gifts exercised in pursuit of 'the poet's true task'. Absorbing and accessible to all, this is the essential book to understanding a lifetime's writing from one of the 20th century's great writers and poets.
'An excellent overview of Brown's work, covering all the genres in which he wrote: poetry, prose, drama, journalism, autobiography, children's story and essay. Employing a narrative structure, the authors skilfully and economically lead the reader through the whole body of Brown's work ... There are surprises in this delightful book, even for those who knew Brown pretty well.'
-- Ron Ferguson, The Herald
'Beautifully drawn... compels the reader... Robbie and the enigmatic Big J will stay with you for a long time'
-- Eileen Ramsay
'His characters are realistically full of life ... describes the area so well you feel you are part of it ... I was eager to find out what happened to Robbie and Big J and was stunned by an unexpected twist toward the end of the book. I would highly recommend you try this refreshing writing style.'
-- Margaret Hamilton, Scots Independent
'Scott easily captures the familiar claustrophobia of a group of bored teenagers trapped in a "grimy smudge on the rim of the North Sea" ... an understated novel that combines humour with retrospective glances ... of traumatic past events.'
-- Press and Journal
'No seaside idyll -- a novel that lifts the lid on village life ... the events that engulf Dounby ... are not pretty and this is not the most comfortable of reads. These quaint North-East villages will never look the same to me again.'
-- Maurice Fleming, The Scots Magazine
Published in 1992, Rockpools and Daffodils is the third collection drawn from George Mackay Brown's weekly column in The Orcadian.
'Each essay is coloured by the "sounds and delicate pulsating of nature", the "astonishing weather", the "horizon hazy with haar", the autumn on a "wild raging slut of a day". Read this book and discover the poet, his sources and his muse. You won't be disappointed.'
--The Scots Magazine
Our list includes books on Scottish history, literature, languages and folklore, as well as guidebooks, humorous titles, and new and classic writing from Scotland and elsewhere.
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Founded in July 2001, Steve Savage Publishers started with the acquisition of the list of Gordon Wright Publishing Ltd, of Edinburgh. Our intention is to develop Gordon Wright's strong commitment to Scottish writing. Steve Savage Publishers is a member of the Independent Publishers Guild.